Blogging for academics

Introduction

Key terms: generating impact; making your research accessible to the general public; introductory course; relevant for students in any phase of their PhD 

ECTS: 0.5
Number of sessions: 1
Hours per session: 2

As researchers, we often have to wait months to get our research out to the public through the journal publication process, and even then, it may not reach a very wide audience. But what if your research is something the general public might really enjoy reading about? 

This is where starting your own academic blog can really be a boon. It allows you to reach a wider audience and also helps you to find ways of explaining your research through a more popular style of writing.

This online workshop will show you some of the ways that can you get started with blogging and also shows you some tips and tricks on how to write about your research in an engaging way.

Who is this for?

Relations with other courses 

This course has some overlap with the EGSH course Communicating your research to non-academics. The latter course offers a broader and more theoretical introduction than this workshop, which has a more practical focus on the do’s and don’ts of blogging.